job
/dʒɒb/
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Translation
The work a person does regularly to earn money, or a task that must be done.
Word origin
First used in the 1500s as 'job of work', of unclear origin, meaning a piece of work.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- job
Grammar
Gender
Pluraljobs
Examples
.
Here 'job' means the work she does to earn money.
kitchen today.
Here 'job' means a task that must be done.
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Here 'jobs' is the plural, meaning more than one paid position.
A job is the work someone does to get paid, such as a teacher or a driver. It can also mean a single task you have to finish, like a job around the house.
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